The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war
Oswiecim, Poland AP Holocaust survivors and survivors of the 7th October attack on Israel were among thousands who took part Monday in the March of the Living, a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz that honours the six million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and celebrates the state of Israel. This year, the […]
UN commission accuses Israel of obstructing 7th October probe
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A UN-mandated commission of inquiry that probes violations of international human rights law on Tuesday accused Israel of obstructing its efforts to collect evidence from the victims of the attack by Hamas in southern Israel on 7th October. “So far as the government of Israel is concerned, we have not only seen […]
Lifestory: Avi Dabush survived 7th October; so did his commitment to peace
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports that the longtime peace activist has ramped up his activism since the terror attack that threatened his family and killed five in his village…
Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet Palestinian demands, but is under review
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza did not meet the demands of Palestinian militant factions, but it would study the offer further and deliver its response to mediators. The proposal was handed to the Palestinian Islamist movement by Egyptian and Qatari mediators […]
Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Islamist movement Hamas said it would take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo. Almost six months into the war, Israel has faced […]
Pope condemns anti-Judaism, antisemitism amid new wave of attacks against Jews
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis condemned all forms of anti-Judaism and antisemitism, labelling them as a “sin against God”, after noticing an increase in attacks against Jews around the world. “[The Church] rejects every form of anti-Judaism and antisemitism, unequivocally condemning manifestations of hatred towards Jews and Judaism as a sin against God,” the pontiff […]
Freed Israeli hostage fears for resilience of those still held in Gaza
Kfar Aza, Israel Reuters An Israeli woman who spent 55 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza said on Monday that every second of that time felt like eternity and she feared for the resilience of the more than 100 remaining hostages abducted on 7th October. Returning to the ruins of the Kfar Aza kibbutz, her […]
Israel charges back into Gaza City, US vows “all necessary actions” after troops killed
Gaza/Doha, Qatar/Washington DC, US Reuters Israel launched an assault on Gaza’s main northern city weeks after pulling back from it, while Washington vowed to take “all necessary actions” to defend its troops after they suffered the first deadly strike in the Middle East since the Gaza war began. A day after three US servicemen in […]